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OMB Control No: 3060-1034	ICR Reference No: 202502-3060-018
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-3060-010
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service; Form 2100, Schedule 335-FM – FM Digital Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 335-AM – AM Digital....
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/18/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/27/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2027
Responses	215	0	270
Time Burden (Hours)	345	0	490
Cost Burden (Dollars)	128,250	0	197,000

Abstract: On September 24, 2024, the Commission adopted the First Report and Order in the Modifying Rules for FM Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems proceeding to allow digital FM station operation with asymmetric power on the digital sidebands. This asymmetric sideband operation will allow digital FM stations to operate with different power levels on the upper and lower digital sidebands, as a way to facilitate greater digital FM radio coverage without interfering with adjacent-channel FM stations, upon notification to the Commission on FCC Form 2100, Schedule 335-FM. Prior to adoption of the FM Digital First R&O, an FM digital station that wished to employ asymmetric sideband operation had to apply for an experimental authorization and renew that authorization annually. Initiating such operation by notification rather than experimental authorization will be simpler and less expensive to the licensee, and thus less burdensome. Additionally, eliminating the requirement of annual experimental authorization will remove a regulatory barrier and incentivize more digital FM stations to adopt such operations. This submission is therefore being made to OMB for approval of new or modified Information Collection requirements stemming from the FM Digital First R&O. The changes as adopted in the FM Digital First R&O require modifications to Schedule 335-FM and rule sections 73.404 and 73.406. Specifically, the FM Digital First R&O permits digital FM stations to use asymmetric sideband operation by notifying the Commission using Schedule 335-FM, and modifies that schedule by including fields to report the digital ERP being transmitted on each digital sideband, as well as the total digital ERP. Therefore, Schedule 335-FM is being amended to provide fields for the notifying station to indicate the digital ERP transmitted on each digital sideband, as well as the total digital ERP.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AL70	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 84096	10/21/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 95211	12/02/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10727	02/26/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service	FCC Form 335-AM

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	215	270	-55
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	345	490	-145
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	128,250	197,000	-68,750

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This submission is being made to OMB for approval of new or modified Information Collection requirements stemming from the FM Digital First R&O. As reflected in this revised collection, the use of the Schedule 335-FM for all notifications relating to digital FM operations offers significant reductions in annual burdens and costs. There are program changes/reductions in the following figures: -55 to the number of respondents, -55 to the annual number of responses, -145 to the annual burden hours and -68,750 to the annual cost. There are no adjustments to this collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $30,635

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Lisa Scanlan 202 418-2700

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